[The peach on the withered old branch begins to grow to an enormous size]. STANDS4 LLC, 2020. That was you, wasn't it? Behold my heavenly silky locks, and if I take off both my socks, you'll see my dante toes. They can't make me! Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). Now, does someone wanna tell me how it got here? [plays a slow, mournful tune]. Try looking at it another way! James: Whenever I had a problem, my parents told me to look at it another way. [through a megaphone] "Marvelous things will happen!" Mrs. Ladybug: [hitting Centipede with her purse] Unhand that bird! I like it. And, the gizard of a pig, the fingers of a young monkey, the beak of a parrot and three spoonfuls of sugar, and then, let the moon do the rest. Mr. Centipede: Aah-aah! She is played by Miriam Margoyles in the movie. Mrs. Ladybug: [about Spiker and Sponge] Oh, please don't let them spray us! Cop: Well, wait a minute. I mean, since I went to live with my aunts. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: A PLAY (Adapted by Richard George) THE TWITS: PLAYS FOR CHILDREN (Adapted by David Wood) Aunt Sponge, Aunt Spiker and James were all out in the garden. James and the Giant Peach Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker Learning objective To explore metaphors and similes in the descriptions of Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. Mr. Centipede: Yeah? Mr. Grasshopper: Not so fast! Aunt Spiker: I'm not blind, you dolt. Aunt Spiker: Why that old tree's never had so much of an old blossom on it, let alone a Well, I'll be blowed. Now quickly, blow out the candle before the wind does. [James and his parents are looking at the clouds] They had each other and they had their dreams. James: You'll make yourself sick. Earthworm: Whoever you are, keep away from me! You're just a lot of smoke and noise! What was that?! Aunt Spiker: Lolly-gagging in dreamland when there's so much work to do. Aunt Sponge: I look and smell, I do declare, as lovely as a rose. James: [to Miss Spider] And loads of dark hiding places. James: Why, they've got miles and miles of underground tunnels! [starts fighting him], [As Miss Spider makes a web for James to sleep in]. I'm roasted. Earthworm: *How*? Aunt Spiker: No, the peach, you idiot! Mrs. Ladybug: Oh, perhaps I have a bit of soda bread in here somewhere [rummages in her bag and takes out some bread].